New York S 4145: Relates to chemical testing for prospective foster parents

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S04145 Summary:

BILL NOS04145 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06716

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Amd §378, Soc Serv L

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Relates to chemical testing for prospective foster parents; includes, but is not limited to drug and alcohol testing; authorizes office of children and family services to issue random chemical testing, including but not limited to, drug testing, to foster parents.

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BILL NOS04145 

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02/03/2025REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4145

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 3, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to chemical testing
 for prospective foster care parents

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 378 of the social services law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 3 6. (a) No such license or certificate shall be awarded to a prospec-
 4 tive foster parent prior to chemical testing, including, but not limited
 5 to, drug and alcohol testing. Notwithstanding any other provision of law
 6 to the contrary, an application for certification or licensure or
 7 approval of a prospective foster parent shall be denied where such chem-
 8 ical testing reveals a positive presence of drugs or alcohol in such
 9 prospective foster parent.
 10 (b) The office of children and family services shall issue random
 11 chemical testing to foster parents, including, but not limited to, drug
 12 testing.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07738-01-5

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